Accurate diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori - Stool tests

From the limited data available, it seems that the Helicobacter pylori stoo l assay represents a highly accurate diagnostic tool to detect H. pylori in fection before and shortly after therapy. As a test that is noninvasive, ac curate, simple, and cost-effective, the H. pylori stool assay has the poten tial to become the preferred diagnostic tool in many different clinical set tings from epidemiologic studies to pediatric investigations, from pre-endo scopic screening policies to posttherapy monitoring.